The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-20
BAD BREAK
nY TIE WIFE OF THE PRESIDENT.
The Report that She Snubbsd Governor and
MrsLForaker Confirmed by an Ego wit. B
ness-ProbabIy not tIntontionnl-G
Forakcr's Gentle manly Roticence, 'tt

CINCINNATI, O., Sept. l0.-A philadel.
phia special to the Commercial Ga.tle
Gays: The moat palstable piece OF gossip
to the gossipers has bsen tho conduct oi
Mrs. Cleveland towards Governor and
Mrs. Foraker. No one would believe tha!
Mrs. Cleveland Intentionally turned her
back upon Governor Foraker whom he
passed in the procession. and in my dis.
patches have troated the statement to
that effect as incredible. But in view Of
later evsnts 1t appears quite certain that
Mrs. Cleveland did turn her back to For.
aker purposely, that she waited till ho
came by to do go, and Immediately after
accomplishing this highly sensible and
digniied performance, went to lunch sat.
is6ed with herself. n i5 .Ell.II II''5
At Governor Foraker'a first meeting
with the President at the latser's recop.
ton the two gentlemen shook hands, and
Governor Foraker introduced this mem.
bers OF his staff who were present. Later,
when he went to Mrs. Cleveland's 3 recep.
ton, with Mrs. Foraker, he had differ.
ent experience. The President ehook
hands coldly with Governor Foraker,
The Governor presented Mrs. Foraker
and the President shook hands with her.
They both thon turned to Mrs. Cleveland,
but che ignored them, kept her hands
clasped, refusing to take their proeered
hands and looking past them at the other
approaching guests. To make the cut as
diIectas possible, she reached out her hand
to grasp the hands Of General Bushnell
and vile and General Axline and wife,
and bcamed upon them brightly. Wheth.
or or not Mrs. Oleveland's action was
through an arrangement with her hug
band is not known, Of course, but 1t is the
general opinion that the whole affair was
the result Of deliberate arrangement and
agreement, and the President put upon
his young wife the performance Of an act
he did not care to do himself. Others are
Of tho opinion Mrs. Cleveland WAS wholly
responsible for her act, though one is at q
loss to see why she should extend her
studied aflront to the wifs of the man ehe
felt resentiul toward. Whatever may be
the feeling toward Foraker or the taking
OF eides between him and Cleveland, it is
certain that In her act Mrs, Cleveland has
injured heraelt before the people by this
childish and undignifisd act. ~ 3T5T,
MIR. Cleveland showed no warmth Of
feeling toward Foraker, and certainly
dislikes him intensely, but to his credit
be it said that he went through the forms
Of courtesy demanded by the convention
alities Of official etiquette. He uncovered
to Foraker when the latter ssluted him in
the review, he shook hands with the
Governor when the latter called with his
nta6, and again with his wife. This is to
his credit, unless it is true that he dele
gated the duty of ineulting the Governor
Of Ohio and his vile to Mrs. Cleveland.
II 30, then 80 much the Torse for Mr..
Cleveland. ti%
1t may be said now that whatever may
be said In explanation, extenuation or de-
NAL by tho other side, the facts as given
are too well supported to admit Of denial
or explanation. It is the cold fact that Of
all the people passing in that intermin-
able line the only onen Mrs. Cleveland did
not shake hands with were Governor For
aker and his wife, and she confined her
recognition OF them 10 cold stare and
slight inclination that emphasized the
sllront. This statement I have from an
officer on Governor .Foraker's staff who
was present. -" Nr"t d %